tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post5008328128118987323..comments2024-03-27T18:15:59.096+08:00Comments on Economics Malaysia: Inflation Perceptionshishamhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-9626385253119047762018-11-12T18:27:45.770+08:002018-11-12T18:27:45.770+08:00Hello Everybody,
My name is Mrs Sharon Sim. I live...Hello Everybody,<br />My name is Mrs Sharon Sim. I live in Singapore and i am a happy woman today? and i told my self that any lender that rescue my family from our poor situation, i will refer any person that is looking for loan to him, he gave me happiness to me and my family, i was in need of a loan of $250,000.00 to start my life all over as i am a single mother with 3 kids I met this honest Purva Piushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932232502210886529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-67999777202998190732017-06-25T09:20:27.769+08:002017-06-25T09:20:27.769+08:00Selamat Hari Raya, may you and your family have a ...Selamat Hari Raya, may you and your family have a joyous celebration.Zuo Dehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01581657028981206208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-77974536526515738532017-06-25T03:02:50.693+08:002017-06-25T03:02:50.693+08:00TO THOSE WHO ARE NOT AWARE:
Money is so taken adv...TO THOSE WHO ARE NOT AWARE:<br /><br />Money is so taken advantage of and abused.<br /><br />What is the economy utilized for?<br /><br />The economic system serves as a system where people who work get paid according to their work amount, efforts and difficulty.<br /><br />Do employees actually get paid according to how much they work?<br /><br />How can you own a business make millions of Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16871949907839127770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-7873805490981976872017-06-19T10:11:51.688+08:002017-06-19T10:11:51.688+08:00Zuo De
I would actually put it the other way arou...Zuo De<br /><br />I would actually put it the other way around - it's the USD strengthening or weakening.<br /><br />In this instance, I think it's basically expectations of the future that is driving the USD. Previously, Fed rate hikes were seen as precursors of more rate hikes to come. Now, the markets are having doubts about how much more the Fed can tighten policy, without tanking thehishamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-20068734635326778992017-06-15T12:08:44.027+08:002017-06-15T12:08:44.027+08:00Morning all, I remember months or year ago, every-...Morning all, I remember months or year ago, every-time FED increase interest rate, RM would tank. Today it appreciated. What happened???Zuo Dehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01581657028981206208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-35710554635292692192017-05-26T14:13:20.103+08:002017-05-26T14:13:20.103+08:00Thanks Hisham for your free lessons. Given your po...Thanks Hisham for your free lessons. Given your position at EPF, they'd have costed us thousands ringgit for your time. :)Fungnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-60502694824763274282017-05-24T16:49:03.191+08:002017-05-24T16:49:03.191+08:00@Fung
To answer your questions:
1. Short answer:...@Fung<br /><br />To answer your questions:<br /><br />1. Short answer: They don't decide, people do. Long answer: The weights come from expenditure surveys conducted by national statistical offices i.e. it's based on what people actually spend on. As a rule, lower income countries spend a greater proportion of their income on food, hence the weightage in their CPI is higher compared to hishamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-68802287675234002892017-05-23T19:09:58.036+08:002017-05-23T19:09:58.036+08:002 questions, appreciate your enlightenment.
1) Ho...2 questions, appreciate your enlightenment.<br /><br />1) How do central banks decide on CPI weightages? E.g. US's F&B at 15% while Malaysia's at 30%; US's housing at 40% while Malaysia's at 23%. It seems to me that each central banker have their own painting to paint.<br /><br />2) Sorry for going a bit out of scope -- why is the global inflation so low after the massive Fungnoreply@blogger.com